The mayor of Przemysl for 5 years denied entry to Ukraine

The mayor of the Polish Przemysl in Poland Robert Homa for five years denied entry to Ukraine. He stated this at a press conference in Przemysl, reports ZAXID.NET.

This information was confirmed by press Secretary of the state border service of Ukraine Oleg Slobodyan. According to him, the border guards fulfilled the requirement of «one of the law enforcement bodies of Ukraine».

As reported by the Polish newspaper Zycie Podkarpackie, January 17, Homa was not let on the territory of Ukraine. The mayor of Przemysl went to Lviv at the invitation of the Consul General of Poland.

«After 30 minutes of waiting I was wrapped with the border and said that I can’t enter Ukraine. So decided the security Service of Ukraine in a letter of 29 December last year,» said Homa.

Official reasons for the prohibition of entry for the mayor of the border with Ukraine, the city is not yet known, and to speculate Homa refused.

«I don’t know the reasons, do not know the reasons and I will not comment on it until the reasons for the ban,» he said.

The SBU also confirmed that the mayor of Przemysl denied entry to Ukraine for 5 years. About it reported a press-the Secretary of SBU Elena Gitlyanskaya.

«Banned in 2016, 5 years for activities aimed to harm the state security of Ukraine, and also in the interests of national security and in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine, in particular, laws of Ukraine «On legal status of foreigners and persons without citizenship» and «On fundamentals of national security of Ukraine», — said the press-Secretary of intelligence.

We will remind, in Przemysl on 10 December held a «March of Przemysl and Lviv Eaglets». When the column passed the «Ukrainian people’s house», one of the protesters shouted «Death to Ukrainians!» in Polish. Over the action took the patronage of the mayor of Przemysl Robert Homa.